storm
see also RAIN, WIND, SNOW, WEATHER
- a short period of very bad weather, with a lot of wind, rain, snow, etc: storm
a violent storm ◎ a storm cloud
- on a day when there is a storm or several storms, the weather is stormy
- when a storm starts, it breaks*
Luckily we got home before the storm broke.
- when a storm finishes, it dies down
When the storm had died down, we went out to look at the damage.
※ thunder and lightning
- the loud noise which is heard during some storms: thunder (noun U); one bit of thunder: a clap or peal of thunder
Our dogs are terrified of thunder.
- the light which appears in the sky before we hear thunder: lightning (noun U); one bit of lightning: a flash or bolt of lightning
- when lightning hits sb/sth, it strikes* (sb/sth)
He was struck by lightning when playing golf.
※ different kinds of storm
- a storm with very heavy rain: rainstorm
- a heavy fall of snow with a strong, cold wind: snowstorm; a bad snowstorm: blizzard
- a storm with hail (= hard frozen rain which falls as small pieces of ice): hailstorm
- a storm with thunder and lightning: thunderstorm
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